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Colour

#9FAFF9

  • #9FAFF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9FAFF9 is a blue with RGB values 159, 175, 249 and HSL 229°, 88%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9FAFF9#9FAFF9
HEX#9FAFF9
RGBrgb(159, 175, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6863, 0.9765
RGB percentages62.4%, 68.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(229.3, 88.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 36.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK36.1%, 29.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,465,273
CSS custom property--colour: #9FAFF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#605006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B7FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#90AFF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85BDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Plum · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9E99F
Analogous#9FDCF9, #BC9FF9
Triadic#F99FAF, #AFF99F
Split complementary#F9BC9F, #DCF99F
Tetradic#F99FDC, #F9E99F, #9FF9BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CFD7FC
Darker −10%#6F87F6
Darker −20%#3F5FF3
Darker −30%#0F37F0
Darker −40%#0C2CC0
More saturated +25%#99ABFF
Less saturated −25%#ACB7EC

Channel breakdown

R159
G175
B249
Red159 (62.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue229.33°
Saturation (HSL)88.24%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AF · B F9

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